The mountain that the Congress has to climb

The Congress managed a 1.4% vote share...

NGT seeks KSCA response on Chinnaswamy stadium’s water resources

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT)...

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PAGD, Congress bid to stitch alliance to fight BJP in polls

‘Assembly polls will be held soon after the delimitation exercise is completed in J&K’.   Srinagar: Former Chief Minister and PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti has been...

Amarnath yatra will see unprecedented security cover

The government has decided to get 300 additional companies of paramilitary forces to Kashmir.   Srinagar: As the government is expecting a record breaking Amarnath yatra...

Dry weather triggers scores of forest fires in J&K

There have been 200 forest fire incidents in the past three weeks.   New Delhi: There is an unprecedented threat to the forest cover of Jammu...

‘Sinkhole phenomenon’ may broaden, experts want South Kashmir mapped

Srinagar: The J&K administration may rope in some foreign agencies, along with their own scientists and experts from the National Institute of Technology (NIT)...

‘Kashmir witnessing record breaking tourist footfall’

Srinagar: Tourism officials monitoring tourist arrivals in Kashmir valley are confident that the current year will witness record breaking tourism. Secretary Tourism, Sarmad Hafeez...

Tulips in bloom, tourism booming in Kashmir valley

Srinagar: Spring splendour is a real treat for tourists who are coming in large numbers both by road and by air, and the stakeholders...

After win in states, BJP’s J&K unit wants early polls

‘Elections would be held as promised by Prime Minister Modi’.   Srinagar: Encouraged by the wins in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur, the J&K BJP...

Centre to revive VDCs, J&K leaders question normalcy claims

‘It is alarming and has dangerous consequences for overall amity in the villages’.   Srinagar: After BJP leader from Jammu Sunil Sharma thanked Prime Minister Modi...

Nod to foreign investment policy in J&K

The government expects huge investments after recent MoUs inked with investment firms from Dubai.   Srinagar: Encouraged by the recent MoUs signed with some huge investment...

Snow-fed streams across Kashmir valley face extinction

This is due to extraction of sand and boulders from these streams. Snow fed streams across the Kashmir valley are facing the threat of extinction...

Delimitation panel’s draft proposal leads to political churn in J&K

Srinagar: The draft proposal shared with associate members by the delimitation commission has triggered a political churn, as regional parties like National Conference feel...

Azad loyalists want him to be CM face of Congress in J&K

Srinagar: Ghulam Nabi Azad’s loyalists are campaigning for him to be declared the Chief Minister face of the Congress in Jammu and Kashmir, as...

Rare exhibition of historic manuscripts, paintings

A repository of around 6,000 centuries-old rare manuscripts in 17 languages encompassing varied fields is available with J&K Administration. Srinagar: Kashmir has a rich heritage...

Jammu on boil amid the rise of Ikkjutt

Srinagar: The Jammu region is facing a political vacuum as BJP is coming under a lot of criticism and protests from the trading community,...

Army can use ‘strategic land’ in Gulmarg, Sonmarg

Srinagar: Waiting for years from the elected governments of Jammu and Kashmir to get the required sanction to use the land at Gulmarg and...

Police warning on Hyderpora probe criticism sparks outrage

Srinagar: Police top brass in Jammu and Kashmir along with the Special Investigation Team (SIT) head told media on Wednesday that they have concluded...

Delimitation draft triggers political turmoil in J&K

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) MPs from Kashmir recently participated in the meeting of delimitation commission in which a proposed draft was discussed by virtue...

Anger, resentment brewing in Ladakh over demands

Srinagar: Though an intense cold wave is keeping people of Ladakh inside their homes, recently they gave a general strike call jointly supported by...

Azad bid to resurrect his political career in J&K

Azad is focusing on the ‘helplessness of common people’ as they have no reach to the bureaucrats.   Srinagar: Congress in Jammu and Kashmir is on...

Politics may delay J&K delimitation process

Srinagar: While former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has directly blamed the Central government for trying to “engineer” demographic changes in the Assembly segments in...

Jammu becomes new political turf for BJP, opposition

The BJP has been in favour of giving statehood to Jammu and there are many takers of this move in the Jammu region.   Srinagar: The...

Centre’s mega push to transform lives of J&K tribals

Srinagar: The Union government has decided to transform the lives of tribal population in Jammu and Kashmir, by giving them smart schools, scholarships for...

Civilians’ bodies exhumed to douse locals’ anger

Srinagar: The J&K administration, along with police, have come under a barrage of criticism after the families of two civilians, including a doctor, demanded...

E-governance at panchayat level reviewed for second phase

Srinagar: In the second phase of providing internet connectivity in the rural areas and panchayats of Jammu and Kashmir, the government has decided to...

Pakistan’s no to Sharjah flight using its airspace hits J&K traders

Srinagar: There was a lot of hope generated by the J&K administration among the business community here that there would now be international flights...

Raids intensify across Kashmir

‘HM apparently said that either the present security set-up delivers on the ground or they will face transfers’.   Srinagar: In line with the recent reported...

After Leh protests, Centre mulls forming committee to hold talks

Srinagar: In the autumn of the current year, there is brewing trouble both in Kargil and Ladakh as they are now unitedly asking the...

Anger, fear in communities as Kashmir simmers after killings

Srinagar: The majority Muslim community in Kashmir, along with those families of Kashmir pandits who have been living together for the past so many...

Minorities in fear, Centre decides to act tough in Jammu & Kashmir

Srinagar: After the recent killings of people from minority communities, there is a sense of fear among them and some of them are seriously...

Centre pushes all-weather road connectivity to Ladakh

Srinagar: Racing against time, engineers and workers are fast-tracking the construction of the strategic Zojila tunnel, which would be an engineering marvel in such...

Kashmir politicians flay sacking of govt employees

Six more employees were dismissed for their alleged links with terrorists.   Many Kashmir based politicians have reacted sharply to the latest dismissal of six more...

Mega push for the rehabilitation of Kashmir migrants

Srinagar: After coming under sharp criticism from the Kashmiri Pandit community and also from Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi for not doing anything to bring...

Development in focus as MPs, ministers visit J&K

‘70 Union Ministers are going to visit Jammu and Kashmir over the next few months’.   Srinagar: Many parliamentary standing committees in the recent past visited...

Curbs on assembly of people to continue post Geelani death

Srinagar: Police and security forces will remain visible in all the sensitive areas of Srinagar and Hyderpora on Sunday also as the authorities have...

Bid to revive tourism in Ladakh, Kashmir

Srinagar: Despite lifting of restrictions in Ladakh and Kashmir, tourism is not picking up, though the authorities are trying to bring back tourists as...

Rising attacks: Kashmir BJP blames cops for security lapses

Srinagar: Mainstream political parties in Kashmir valley, especially the BJP and J&K Apni Party, feel that they are under attack and have described the...

Ladakh waits while Central laws made applicable to J&K

Srinagar: While the Ladakh region, after being declared a Union Territory, is still waiting after two years for new central laws, in the same...

More drones seen over Jammu, BJP blames China

‘With China’s assistance, Pakistan is sending drones laden with weapons to Jammu and Kashmir’. Srinagar: Security forces and the police have said that they spotted...

Cloudbursts trigger flash floods in J&K, Kargil

Leave a trail of destruction including damaged houses, loss of lives and standing crops. Srinagar: Cloudbursts at different places in Jammu and Kashmir, especially in...

Security grid seeks early anti-drone system in J&K

Srinagar: The security and intelligence grid wants an immediate anti-drone system to be put in place, especially on the international border in Jammu and...

J&K delimitation: Assembly segments may rise

Delimitation commission looking at data provided by deputy commissioners of districts.   Srinagar: After the participation of Kashmir-based mainstream political parties in the exercise of the...

Hurriyat hinges on Indo-Pak ties to end clashes

Srinagar: Following the abrogation of Article 370, both factions of the Hurriyat have refrained from giving any calls for strikes or any statement which...

J&K parties uneasy over Centre’s ‘silence’ on statehood before polls

‘Farooq Abdullah has committed to meet the delimitation commission if invited’.   Srinagar: From Mehbooba Mufti to Sajad Gani Lone to Omar Abdullah, all leaders who...

Ladakh to get two multi-sports complexes

Srinagar: The Union territory of Ladakh has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with WAPCOS Limited, a central government undertaking under the Ministry of...

Central government broken all promises: Farooq

Omar Abdullah demands statehood first, then elections. Srinagar: In a joint press conference on Saturday, both Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah said that in the...

‘Most J&K leaders want statehood before polls’

Srinagar: After holding a meeting with the political leaders of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, the Prime Minister has said that the delimitation exercise...

Army brass discusses LoC, LAC situation

A comprehensive review of ground situation was done at a two-day meeting which began on Thursday.   Srinagar: The Army brass has discussed all the contours...

‘J&K parties in touch with Centre for polls, statehood’

Srinagar: According to various media reports and people privy to the recent visits of J&K mainstream leaders to New Delhi, informal talks were being...

Education policy, plight of J&K teachers in focus

Srinagar: A video addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by a six-year-old Kashmiri girl appealing for a cap on the duration of online classes...

Rural infection triggers mass Covid testing in J&K

Srinagar: While the government of Jammu and Kashmir has already extended the Covid curfew till 31 May, the health department has started massive testing...

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